Anyone know about when the red-tail hawks near the Stewart avenue bridge might 
fledge? Beth 

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> On May 25, 2017, at 12:03 AM, Upstate NY Birding digest 
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> Subject: best bet for bird bonanza?
> From: Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 01:08:52 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 1
> 
> Hello birders!
> 
> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep 
> disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage 
> to get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some places 
> where I might get the most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
> 
> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love 
> thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty 
> song that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know 
> some hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so 
> easy to find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And 
> the first time I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know 
> what floats my birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that 
> you can recommend I would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
> 
> Thank you for your patience!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Melanie
> 
> 
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> 
> Subject: Re: best bet for bird bonanza?
> From: Glenn Wilson <wil...@stny.rr.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 01:31:31 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 2
> 
> I'm not sure where in "Cayuga land" is the best place to find these but the 
> prettiest bird songs to me are the Veery, and the Wood Thrush. Both sing 
> songs no human can come close two. To me, they sound like several tunes at 
> the same time. 
> 
> Glenn Wilson
> Endicott, NY
> www.WilsonsWarbler.com
> 
> On May 24, 2017, at 1:08 AM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello birders!
> 
> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep disorder 
> I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage to get out of 
> the house of a morning, can you recommend some places where I might get the 
> most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
> 
> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love 
> thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty song 
> that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know some 
> hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so easy to 
> find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the first time 
> I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my 
> birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend I 
> would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
> 
> Thank you for your patience!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Melanie
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: best bet for bird bonanza?
> From: Jody Enck <jodye...@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 07:30:52 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 3
> 
> Hi Melanie,
> 
> I hope you get lots of ideas for places to go birding.  If you are able to
> get out at all this weekend, you might consider joining Mark Chao on one of
> his walks during the annual Spring Bird Quest that he does to benefit the
> Finger Lakes Land Trust every Memorial Day weekend.  You'll be able to
> encounter many of your favorite birds on several of his walks.  Here are
> three other ideas:  Sapsucker Woods has plenty of Scarlet Tanagers,
> Baltimore Orioles, several thrushes, and even singing Song Sparrows right
> now.  The Lindsey-Parsons Preserve down route 34 south of Ithaca near West
> Danby is a fun place to see and hear lots of birds.  If you only have a
> short amount of time, you might consider Renwick Woods at Stewart Park.
> I'll be leading a walk there at 8am this coming Saturday for the Friends of
> Stewart Park group, and would be happy to have you join us if you can.
> 
> Good birding,
> Jody Enck
> 
>> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 1:08 AM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello birders!
>> 
>> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep
>> disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage to
>> get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some places where I
>> might get the most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
>> 
>> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love
>> thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty song
>> that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know some
>> hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so easy to
>> find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the first
>> time I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my
>> birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend
>> I would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
>> 
>> Thank you for your patience!
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> 
>> Melanie
>> 
>> 
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> Subject: Re: best bet for bird bonanza?
> From: Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 07:38:08 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 4
> 
> I'd give the prize to Hermit Thrush, but really, Melanie, your 
> self-description suggests that instead of the morning you should arrange to 
> be out in suitable habitat in the _evening_, from an hour before sunset until 
> an hour after, and you will likely be treated to all three of our locally 
> breeding thrushes. 
> 
> Hermits will also sing as the sky darkens before a rainstorm.
> 
> -Geo
> 
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> 
> Subject: Re: best bet for bird bonanza?
> From: Asher Hockett <veery...@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 08:47:17 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 5
> 
> Geo Kloppel's suggestion for evening birding is right on. Michigan Hollow
> Rd in Danby has Finger Lakes Trail off both sides which are great areas for
> thrushes. Just walking along the road itself, several miles from Rt 96, I
> have heard Veeries singing so loudly in the evening I could hardly believe
> it. If you have AWD, Bald Hill Rd in Danby is another place flush with
> thrushes. (It's actually part of the same habitat as Mich. Hollow)
> Shindagin Hollow is another good spot.
> 
> Take insect repellent to any of these in the evening!!
> 
>> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 1:08 AM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello birders!
>> 
>> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep
>> disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage to
>> get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some places where I
>> might get the most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
>> 
>> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love
>> thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty song
>> that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know some
>> hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so easy to
>> find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the first
>> time I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my
>> birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend
>> I would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
>> 
>> Thank you for your patience!
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> 
>> Melanie
>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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> Subject: Re: best bet for bird bonanza?
> From: Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 13:51:39 +0000
> X-Message-Number: 6
> 
> Melanie, if you don't have the excellent "Cayuga Bird Club Guide To Birding 
> In The Cayuga Lake Basin", I highly recommend it. Tells all the great places 
> with maps & how to get there, plus which birds might be there. You can get it 
> at Wild Birds Unlimited store in the Lab of O bldg. the Science Center store 
> may still have some too.
> 
> Also, a gentle note: birders of any experience who are in tune with Nature do 
> not call ANY bird a 'trash' bird! Not even our common, numerous Starlings & 
> House Sparrows, who are here in the western hemisphere only due to misguided 
> importation by humans in the past.
> 
> Good birding-
> Donna Scott
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 24, 2017, at 1:09 AM, Melanie Uhlir 
> <mela...@mwmu.com<mailto:mela...@mwmu.com>> wrote:
> 
> Hello birders!
> 
> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep disorder 
> I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage to get out of 
> the house of a morning, can you recommend some places where I might get the 
> most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
> 
> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love 
> thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty song 
> that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know some 
> hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so easy to 
> find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the first time 
> I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my 
> birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend I 
> would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
> 
> Thank you for your patience!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Melanie
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: best bet for bird bonanza?
> From: Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 10:06:28 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 7
> 
> Donna. Thanks for this gentle reminder that we appreciate not denigrate the 
> birds we share the works with. Well done!
> 
> Linda Orkin
> Ithaca NY
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 24, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> Melanie, if you don't have the excellent "Cayuga Bird Club Guide To Birding 
>> In The Cayuga Lake Basin", I highly recommend it. Tells all the great places 
>> with maps & how to get there, plus which birds might be there. You can get 
>> it at Wild Birds Unlimited store in the Lab of O bldg. the Science Center 
>> store may still have some too. 
>> 
>> Also, a gentle note: birders of any experience who are in tune with Nature 
>> do not call ANY bird a 'trash' bird! Not even our common, numerous Starlings 
>> & House Sparrows, who are here in the western hemisphere only due to 
>> misguided importation by humans in the past. 
>> 
>> Good birding-
>> Donna Scott
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On May 24, 2017, at 1:09 AM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello birders!
>>> 
>>> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep 
>>> disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage to 
>>> get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some places where I 
>>> might get the most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
>>> 
>>> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love 
>>> thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty song 
>>> that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know some 
>>> hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so easy to 
>>> find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the first 
>>> time I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my 
>>> birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend 
>>> I would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
>>> 
>>> Thank you for your patience!
>>> 
>>> Sincerely,
>>> 
>>> Melanie
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
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> Subject: Wood Thrushes
> From: Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 16:31:22 +0000
> X-Message-Number: 8
> 
> In my woods on Lansing Station rd. At least 2 heard, 1 seen.
> It is interesting seeing them sing & I think I detect, with the one I am 
> watching, that he is belting out different sounds from its 2 syrynxes 
> (spelling!). One short sound right  after the initial "ee-o-lay" is rather 
> mechanical sounding.
> 
> Donna Scott
> Lansing
> Sent from my iPhone
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> Subject: Re: best bet for bird bonanza?
> From: Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 14:33:26 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 9
> 
> Everyone!
> 
> I didn't mean to offend!!
> 
> I knew someone once who would tease me because I would get so excited 
> when I saw a bird I'd never seen before. I was gushing about Snow 
> Buntings one winter and he said, "Oh, that's a trash bird." Or maybe 
> "dirt bird," as in "common as dirt." But he was being facetious, just 
> teasing me for getting so excited about a bird that isn't all that 
> difficult to find. He has nothing but appreciation for birds and 
> wildlife in general. Just teasing me for being so wide-eyed.
> 
> I should have said, "too easy." Some birders I've met seem to be super 
> interested in challenging birds and racking up numbers, but I know that 
> doesn't mean they don't appreciate and respect all bird species.
> 
> I apologize!!
> 
> Thank you so much to everyone who had wonderful tips for my spotty 
> birding endeavors!! I appreciate your help so much!!!
> 
> Sincerely,
> Melanie
> 
>> On 5/24/2017 10:06 AM, Linda Orkin wrote:
>> Donna. Thanks for this gentle reminder that we appreciate not 
>> denigrate the birds we share the works with. Well done!
>> 
>> Linda Orkin
>> Ithaca NY
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On May 24, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu 
>> <mailto:d...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Melanie, if you don't have the excellent "Cayuga Bird Club Guide To 
>>> Birding In The Cayuga Lake Basin", I highly recommend it. Tells all 
>>> the great places with maps & how to get there, plus which birds might 
>>> be there. You can get it at Wild Birds Unlimited store in the Lab of 
>>> O bldg. the Science Center store may still have some too.
>>> 
>>> Also, a gentle note: birders of any experience who are in tune with 
>>> Nature do not call ANY bird a 'trash' bird! Not even our common, 
>>> numerous Starlings & House Sparrows, who are here in the western 
>>> hemisphere only due to misguided importation by humans in the past.
>>> 
>>> Good birding-
>>> Donna Scott
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On May 24, 2017, at 1:09 AM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com 
>>> <mailto:mela...@mwmu.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello birders!
>>>> 
>>>> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep 
>>>> disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can 
>>>> manage to get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some 
>>>> places where I might get the most birding bang for my precious 
>>>> morning buck?
>>>> 
>>>> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I 
>>>> love thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a 
>>>> pretty song that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite 
>>>> species. I know some hardcore birders probably call them "trash 
>>>> birds" since they are so easy to find, but I find their song very 
>>>> beautiful and uplifting. And the first time I laid bins on a 
>>>> Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what floats my birding boat, 
>>>> if you have a gem of a place or places that you can recommend I 
>>>> would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you for your patience!
>>>> 
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> 
>>>> Melanie
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
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> Subject: Re: best bet for bird bonanza?
> From: Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 14:42:05 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 10
> 
> Hey. That wasn't directed at you per se. It was in quotes so we knew someone 
> else said it. Keep enjoying!!
> 
> Linda
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 24, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Everyone! 
>> 
>> I didn't mean to offend!!
>> 
>> I knew someone once who would tease me because I would get so excited when I 
>> saw a bird I'd never seen before. I was gushing about Snow Buntings one 
>> winter and he said, "Oh, that's a trash bird." Or maybe "dirt bird," as in 
>> "common as dirt." But he was being facetious, just teasing me for getting so 
>> excited about a bird that isn't all that difficult to find. He has nothing 
>> but appreciation for birds and wildlife in general. Just teasing me for 
>> being so wide-eyed.
>> 
>> I should have said, "too easy." Some birders I've met seem to be super 
>> interested in challenging birds and racking up numbers, but I know that 
>> doesn't mean they don't appreciate and respect all bird species.
>> 
>> I apologize!!
>> 
>> Thank you so much to everyone who had wonderful tips for my spotty birding 
>> endeavors!! I appreciate your help so much!!!
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Melanie
>> 
>>> On 5/24/2017 10:06 AM, Linda Orkin wrote:
>>> Donna. Thanks for this gentle reminder that we appreciate not denigrate the 
>>> birds we share the works with. Well done!
>>> 
>>> Linda Orkin
>>> Ithaca NY
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On May 24, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Melanie, if you don't have the excellent "Cayuga Bird Club Guide To 
>>>> Birding In The Cayuga Lake Basin", I highly recommend it. Tells all the 
>>>> great places with maps & how to get there, plus which birds might be 
>>>> there. You can get it at Wild Birds Unlimited store in the Lab of O bldg. 
>>>> the Science Center store may still have some too. 
>>>> 
>>>> Also, a gentle note: birders of any experience who are in tune with Nature 
>>>> do not call ANY bird a 'trash' bird! Not even our common, numerous 
>>>> Starlings & House Sparrows, who are here in               the western 
>>>> hemisphere only due to misguided importation by humans in the past. 
>>>> 
>>>> Good birding-
>>>> Donna Scott
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 24, 2017, at 1:09 AM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello birders!
>>>>> 
>>>>> As a musician who is often out late and also struggles with a sleep 
>>>>> disorder I am not able to be an early riser very often. If I can manage 
>>>>> to get out of the house of a morning, can you recommend some places where 
>>>>> I might get the most birding bang for my precious morning buck?
>>>>> 
>>>>> My favorite things are beautiful songs and breathtaking plumage. I love 
>>>>> thrushes, warblers, and mimics especially. So much do I love a pretty 
>>>>> song that Song Sparrows are actually one of my favorite species. I know 
>>>>> some hardcore birders probably call them "trash birds" since they are so 
>>>>> easy to find, but I find their song very beautiful and uplifting. And the 
>>>>> first time I laid bins on a Blackburnian I wept. Now that you know what 
>>>>> floats my birding boat, if you have a gem of a place or places that you 
>>>>> can recommend I would be extremely grateful for your generosity!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you for your patience!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Melanie
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
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>>>>> 
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